diff --git a/src/drv_imap.c b/src/drv_imap.c
index fad6eb7..e60a3f1 100644
--- a/src/drv_imap.c
+++ b/src/drv_imap.c
@@ -1727,10 +1727,10 @@ imap_list( store_t *gctx,
 
 static void
 imap_cancel( store_t *gctx,
-             void (*cb)( int sts, void *aux ), void *aux )
+             void (*cb)( void *aux ), void *aux )
 {
 	(void)gctx;
-	cb( DRV_OK, aux );
+	cb( aux );
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/drv_maildir.c b/src/drv_maildir.c
index 020da73..48474fc 100644
--- a/src/drv_maildir.c
+++ b/src/drv_maildir.c
@@ -1209,10 +1209,10 @@ maildir_close( store_t *gctx,
 
 static void
 maildir_cancel( store_t *gctx,
-                void (*cb)( int sts, void *aux ), void *aux )
+                void (*cb)( void *aux ), void *aux )
 {
 	(void)gctx;
-	cb( DRV_OK, aux );
+	cb( aux );
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/isync.h b/src/isync.h
index 7f05796..c831b77 100644
--- a/src/isync.h
+++ b/src/isync.h
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ struct driver {
 	int (*close)( store_t *ctx, /* IMAP-style: expunge inclusive */
 	              int (*cb)( int sts, void *aux ), void *aux );
 	void (*cancel)( store_t *ctx, /* only not yet sent commands */
-	                void (*cb)( int sts, void *aux ), void *aux );
+	                void (*cb)( void *aux ), void *aux );
 	void (*commit)( store_t *ctx );
 };
 
diff --git a/src/sync.c b/src/sync.c
index a1f5373..f4315b3 100644
--- a/src/sync.c
+++ b/src/sync.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ stats( sync_vars_t *svars )
 static void sync_bail( sync_vars_t *svars );
 static void sync_bail1( sync_vars_t *svars );
 static void sync_bail2( sync_vars_t *svars );
-static void cancel_done( int sts, void *aux );
+static void cancel_done( void *aux );
 
 static void
 cancel_sync( sync_vars_t *svars )
@@ -405,21 +405,19 @@ cancel_sync( sync_vars_t *svars )
 
 	/* the 1st round is guaranteed not to trash svars */
 	for (t = 0; t < 2; t++)
-		if (svars->ret & SYNC_BAD(t))
-			cancel_done( DRV_STORE_BAD, AUX );
-		else
+		if (svars->ret & SYNC_BAD(t)) {
+			svars->drv[t]->cancel_store( svars->ctx[t] );
+			cancel_done( AUX );
+		} else {
 			svars->drv[t]->cancel( svars->ctx[t], cancel_done, AUX );
+		}
 }
 
 static void
-cancel_done( int sts, void *aux )
+cancel_done( void *aux )
 {
 	DECL_INIT_SVARS(aux);
 
-	if (sts != DRV_OK) {
-		svars->ret |= SYNC_BAD(t);
-		svars->drv[t]->cancel_store( svars->ctx[t] );
-	}
 	svars->state[t] |= ST_CANCELED;
 	if (svars->state[1-t] & ST_CANCELED) {
 		Fclose( svars->nfp );